Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia.
J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem. 2020 Dec;35(1):665-671. doi: 10.1080/14756366.2020.1734800.
A hypothesis that simultaneous targeting cancer-related carbonic anhydrase CA IX and CA XII isoforms (whose overexpression is a cancer cell's defence mechanism against hypoxia) along with thioredoxin reductase (overexpressed in cancers as a defence against oxidative stress) may lead to synergistic antiproliferative effects was confirmed by testing combinations of the two inhibitor classes against pancreatic cancer cells (PANC-1). Combining both pharmacophoric motifs within one molecule led to a sharp increase of cytotoxicity. This preliminary observation sets the ground for a fundamentally new approach to anticancer agent design.
一种假说认为,同时针对与癌症相关的碳酸酐酶 CAIX 和 CA XII 同工型(其过表达是癌细胞对缺氧的防御机制)以及硫氧还蛋白还原酶(在癌症中过表达以抵御氧化应激),可能会导致协同的抗增殖作用。这一假说通过测试两种抑制剂类别对胰腺癌细胞(PANC-1)的组合得到了证实。将两种药效团在一个分子内结合,导致细胞毒性急剧增加。这一初步观察为抗癌药物设计的一种全新方法奠定了基础。